Posts Tagged ‘luxury fragrance’

• Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Fleur des Comores EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2011.09.08 | Category: fragrance | Response: 6

  

  Maitre Parfumeu et Gantier Fleur des Comores is a tropical custard of banana-like white florals, overripe fruits and creamy vanilla. It’s more than another gourmand fruity-floral. This fragrance captures the realness of black currant and passionfruit, adding a musky-fruit atmosphere that makes this fragrance enjoyable.

  At the very top, I get heady white florals that smell like true-to-life orange blossoms skewed by ylang-ylang headiness. Magically, Fleur de Comores becomes a musky black currant ripening on the plant. I get the leaves and… Continue reading | 6 Comments

• Penhaligon’s Gardenia EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2011.09.01 | Category: fragrance | Response: 3

  

  Penhaligon’s Gardenia, a fragrance in the Anthology Collection, is a soliflore that uses many notes to give the illusion of fresh gardenias in bloom. The overall effect is a soft, fantasy white floral and not a “true” gardenia.

  Gardenia opens up as heady white florals with fresh greennness. I do get crumpled leaves and a juicy, fruity, tart, “aquatic” element, like freshly sliced green apples, that keeps the heady florals fresh and alive. Gardenia smells like a make believe plant that grows every white… Continue reading | 3 Comments

• Odori Iris EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2011.08.12 | Category: fragrance | Response: 0

  

  I’m finding that I really do love iris as a note, but I’m not easily impressed by perfumes that claim to be iris heavy. Why? Because, I only need a few good ones. Dior Homme, anyone? <wink wink> So, here I am, sampling Odori Iris.

  Odori opens as a soft powdery heliotrope with almond. It wears very sweet and then I get a dusty orris root with time. It’s a little earthy but not too much. Eventually the orris becomes really sweet and powdery… Continue reading

• L’Artisan Parfumeur Piment Brulant EDT Perfume Review

  Date: 2011.07.06 | Category: fragrance | Response: 9

  

  Who eats peppers everyday? Me. Who goes through more bottles of hot sauce, dried peppers, and powdered peppers in a month than most people do in a year? Me. Who wants to smell like a fresh, red sweet pepper? Me. I’m a Southern gal and I love my peppers. I swear, I skipped Gerber rice cereal and was given pureed jalapeños instead. I’m a pepper thrill seeker. And since I’ve been hooked on hot since childhood, nothing ever seems hot enough anymore…except for L’Artisan’s… Continue reading | 9 Comments

• Hermes Eau des Merveilles EDT Review

  Date: 2011.06.13 | Category: fragrance | Response: 8

  

  Hermès Eau des Merveilles is a woodsy but clean fragrance. It’s described as “A surprising, woody-amber fragrance capturing the spirit of wood, the memory of the oceans and the sparkle constellation.” I am reviewing the EDT. This is very, very different than the EDP and the elixir.

  When I sniffed Eau des Merveilles, I was surprised by its cleanliness. It smelled of soapy-citrus wood and spicy pink pepper. So, I guess that is the “memory of the oceans”. This top is light and zesty, packing… Continue reading | 8 Comments